ACT Test Scores Scoring
Information on ACT scoring and sending, viewing, and understanding your ACT test scores.
Understanding Your Scores | ACT Test Scoring | ACT
To get a clear understanding of what score you should aim for, research the average ACT scores of the schools you're interested in. College websites and admissions resources will often provide this information, allowing you to gauge where you stand and set a realistic target.
Sending Your Scores and Additional Score Reports | ACT
You can have your ACT scores sent to other colleges and scholarship agencies, even after you test. Requests are processed after your tests have been scored and all scores for your test option—the ACT or the ACT with writing—are ready.
The ACT Test for Students
The ACT contains multiple-choice tests in four areas: English, mathematics, reading and science. ACT's writing test is optional and will not affect your composite score.
ACT National Ranks - Scores - The ACT - Products and Services |ACT
National Ranks for English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite, and STEM Scores · Based on ACT-tested high school graduates of 2022, 2023, and 2024 · Used for ACT tests taken from September 2024 through August 2025. Download table: ACT Score National Ranks (PDF)
ACT My Answer Key (formerly TIR) Test Questions & Answers
By purchasing ACT My Answer Key (formerly TIR), you will receive a digital copy of the multiple-choice test questions, your answers, a copy of your answer document, the answer key, and the conversion table used in determining your ACT scores.
Average ACT Test Scores by State
Find out your state's average ACT test scores and how they rank against the national average here.
Being College Ready - Scores - The ACT - Products and Services |ACT
What Are the ACT Benchmark Scores? Based on an analysis of actual student performance in college from 214 institutions and over 230,000 students, the Benchmarks are the ACT subject scores that suggest a student has a high probability to …
• Using your scores for college and career planning. • Whether you should retest based on your current ACT scores. • ACT services and policies related to taking the test and how we scored your test.
ACT vs SAT - What’s the Difference?
Each student who takes the ACT more than once has the chance at an ACT Superscore, which takes the average of the four best subject scores from each ACT test attempt — and counts it as your official score.